It was a challenge for me to write this testimony, since I myself was not exactly sure how I became so in love with Jesus and so on fire with my faith. My journey towards this desire for holiness was a very gradual one, one that is 20 years in the making, and counting. I [...]
My name is Judith Ameresekere, and I just finished my first year in psychology at SFU. If you had asked me two months ago to tell you about God I would have said that He’s this big guy up in heaven that only does things on Earth when He feels like it. I was told [...]
My name is Raffaele Salvino. I was born and raised Catholic, went to Catholic elementary school, and knew my catechism well. Jesus, to me, was a fact, which needed no questioning. I was a complacent, happy Catholic. So when I attended public high school, it was shocking to see that not everyone had a definite [...]
When I moved here to Vancouver to join CCO at SFU, I didn’t know what my life would be like. It was as if God was giving me a fresh start in a new city. Here I was with a new job, a new city, new friends and a new dynamic to my relationship with [...]
Growing up feeling in control was very important to me, especially as I watched my Dad loose control to alcohol and drug addiction. There were a lot of things in my family that were out of my control as my parents separated and my Mom and I left the small town that I had lived [...]
I was very excited to share my testimony with everyone at the Summit on February 5th because 6 years ago, to the day, I made the decision and commitment to follow Christ! I want to share with you my life and how God brought me to a place where I realized the truth and was [...]
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11 There was a weird mix of nervousness and excitement in the pit of my stomach as I walked off the plane [...]
“Be not afraid” – JP II quoting Jesus My name is Ian Anderson, and I’m a full-time missionary with CCO at UBC. I started out university in Engineering, and then realized the error of my ways and converted to Kinesiology ;-D, finishing my degree in April 2010. I’m the second oldest in a home-schooling [...]
This weekend I will be sharing my testimony, so I thought I would post it for all to read. It was featured in the BC Catholic about a year ago….